1376
Abdication
Marches into Constantinople & takes his father, John V, prisoner
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Marches into Constantinople & takes his father, John V, prisoner
Marches into Constantinople & takes his father, John V, prisoner
Appointed Speaker of the House in the Good Parliament, 1st to hold the position
Presides over the "good Parliament", the Treaty of Bruges is renewed for another year
Appointed Speaker of the Commons "to speak" for the Commons in the Good Parliament
Marches into Constantinople & takes his father, John V, prisoner
Appointed Speaker of the House in the Good Parliament, 1st to hold the position
Appointed Speaker of the Commons "to speak" for the Commons in the Good Parliament
Names Richard II as his successor
Declared heir to the throne
Edward III names Richard II as his successor, then aged 10
The Bruges truce is renewed as negotiations continue.
Death of Edward the Black Prince
Death of Edward the Black Prince
After the death in 1376 of his older brother Edward of Woodstock (also known as the "Black Prince"), John of Gaunt contrived to protect the religious reformer John Wycliffe, possibly to counteract the growing secular power of the church
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